Shloka 30
इन्द्रस्य दुःखप्राप्तिः—त्रिशिरोवधः, वृत्रोत्पत्तिः, जृम्भिकाजननम्
Indra’s Distress: Slaying of Triśiras, Birth of Vṛtra, and the Origin of Yawning
तक्षोवाच महास्कन्धो भृशं होष परशुर्न भविष्यति । कर्तु चाहं न शक्ष्यामि कर्म सद्धिर्विगर्हितम्
takṣovāca mahāskandho bhṛśaṃ hoṣa paraśur na bhaviṣyati | kartuṃ cāhaṃ na śakṣyāmi karma sadbhir vigarhitam ||
木匠说道：“它的躯干极其粗大，枝干又宽又重；我的斧子做不了这事。况且，以此方式杀害有命之物，是为贤善之人所谴责的罪业。因此，我不能做。”
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when asked to carry out a task, one should refuse actions that are condemned by the virtuous and violate dharma—especially harm to a living being—since moral accountability cannot be outsourced.
A carpenter/woodcutter assesses a massive trunk and says his axe will not manage it; more importantly, he declines because the act involves killing a living being and is considered blameworthy by good people.